Tank-heater.



D, A. TISDALBlv TANILHEATER. AP'LICTIUN ILD JUNE l, 1912,

1,055,584 Patented Mar.11,1913.

:57 Tui hmmm 7l? l E'AJ eeeional View on the plane BENISON il. TSDALE.OF HARSHALLTOVN, IGW.

Application filed June l. 1912.

.To zZ/ whom iL" may concern:

Be il, known that I, Dexisox 'fienile a citizen of the United States.residing zitY Maishalltowii, in the county of llzirfhall and Stale oflowzi. have invented eeitiiin new and useful Improvements, in Tank-Heatei's. of which the following :i speci fication, ieference being hadto the :iccoinf piinying dirziwing.

This invention eonipi'ehends ceri-iin new :ind useful iiiipioveiriens inhinkhenei's and ielziles more particularly to devices of this naturefor' use in healing drinking wzi tei' oi.' lii'e slacks.

'Ehe primary object of llie invenion is lo provide :i healer which willliiinisli ai iii-liximuni amount of heat willi l: small supply of fuel.,

The invention also aims to provide a tank heater of the subnieiged typewhich shall be of exieznely simple sliiictiiife, relatively cheap tomanufacture anti very economical in use,

With thee and other objects in View, es shall become apparent as thedescriplion proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel ealues ofconstruction and eri-angeinent of parts l shall hereinzifei fullydescribe and claim.

AFor a complete -iindei'slzinding of i j; invennen. reference is to behad lo le iol- 511g, in Which- Figure l is a ei'speetive View myini'entinn. Fig. 2 15j a vertical seeioniil View pei'ly in elevation andShowing; healer positionedii'ithin the tank. Fig. 3 is a line 3-3 inFig'. 2.

lel'ez'i'ng to he di'ziii'ing numerals l designates the angular body ofine healer lie/ing elle horizontal pmiiin 2 and he npwiii'ly :incloiitis'zidly exeniling poi-tion 3. The body l is i'ecliingula"5 incross-eeeion :anni has one end cloSe/ny fhe wall-fl anni 'lle nher endcles/eil bynlhe cover 5 is seein-eil lo lhe body 1395i lie hinges Theseelions made of sliee metal siempecl and lient lo lie pinpei' Shape. l

lenge l0 Secures the hack il of ehe seeion il le the side wallffl'tliereo. The side walls eehe horizontal secioii 3l have their in ne?edges beveled :is at 1S anal overlap the heeleil .inner eclges of 'fixeside nella l2 and 11ithe upwardly exleneling porlon A :mange l5 eeenresille en of ille sec- Seral No. 761,103.

lion I5 to 'ille wi; 8

unil zi siiiiilzil' flange li" Scciii'efs the booni 18 of seciion l loelle blick ll of section 3. vertical division plate 19 extendslengthwise. of the horizonn lill section 2 and has its oiilei endspliced fifoni the'end wel l :mil its inner encl poi'- tion bentoutwzirdlj und connected in the side will 9. vertical tiihiiliii` liie2O hai'- ing the flanged enel 2l is secured to the lop 8 andcommunicates with he .inner end of l'he conipai'meni 22 formed by heilii'ision plaie lll and 'rhe side ii'iill i).

A removable fiiel siippfil 23 fits within the. iipiviiirdly extendingsection S of lhe holly l and coiiipi'ises :i reni' wall 2l e botfoniseclien ionl will 2li aiiilai grate 2?. The 8 iinil i9 splice die ieziiwill Q4 and the boloiii sections oni the bottoni i8 und blick l1respectively and the front well Zf exencls transversely lit' thehorizontal :iectien This iiel support may he inlined al? si, ingle pieceof sheet nietzil bent inio pmpei shi pe nel slotted as Shown 'nl 3G toforni he genie 27. The flange 3l secures he ginie lo ehe i'eiii- ,wall26. The triangular casing 82 formeel by the hotoni section the grate 2the from wall '2G lisis its ends npenrfo 2i piiipose to be explainedlater. El iii-ift pipe secured lo the reni' well incl lies ile lowerenel in Commnni":ifii Willi 'lie casing eine?, iis iippei end n wiili he.riening 34 in the lid lne iioieioii of he pipe 32% which extendslieyoiiil he z'ezii' mill il provides a handle 'iifihliiiiiiiig lheliicl. elippoift ont of l i t A @amper 35 is pivoally seeiii'eil to iiecover lo swing over the opening th 'i The operation oi' my iiiiinfoi'efihealer :is follows: The lieziei' posiioneil 'iii ii taiil; of vraie?ziiiil :i fii'e llgiigeifl in the Sec-- lion B. The burning fuelsiipporlerl on tlie'giiile 2T :ind the heli unil Smoke from the siiiiieiliisSes Lipii'zii'flly over the i'ezii' will 2l then fownwaii'ly underhe limito-iii se@ lion lliimigli he hoiizamilgiil see'ioii l its 'ii'iinend, 4then heck ilifcongli the ironipluimen? up ehe 'iiie 20; :ilcreiileil hy l e hiiiiiing fiiel (lmp lhioiigjh Lrfreie init@ iliemetingB2. `\f%'heii it is desired *o Denim-'e he hee lfie if.. support 23 isiifeei Oui of lne holly 'l hioiigigh the open 'enilanal lilled .fo as locause he ashes contained,- therein to dischage t rough one of is openenfle.

Freni foregoing clescipiien in con- AElli lll) lli)

l. The combination with :i nnk liezilleij of I n removable fuel Suppoittherefor, compris- A ing a. hollow bese the upper wall of which isslotted to form a grato, an upwardly extending well secured at its lowei`edge lo sziicl'lmse and n draft pipe communicating :it its lower endwith the interior of thel hollow haset 2. The combination with a tinkhealer of e remoialile fuel euppoil', comprising a hollow hase exlendingl'innsvei-sely of the tank healer and open at eeeh end, the upper wallof said base being slotted to form u gi'ate, an upwai'dly extending wellSecured to the base Lend spaced from the heater, and a draftpipenornmunieuling :1t ils lower end with the interior of the base.

3. The combination Vwith a tank healer olf :i removable fuel and ziehsupport, comprising a hollow base iinnfgnilni in cross section and openat each end, lie bese being spaced from the bottom of the tank heaterand having its upper Wall provided with slots to form e grate, anupwardly extending Wall.

carried by said bese and also spaced from f the walls of the tankheater, and a dra-ft pipe communicating with the hollow base extendingparallel to said upwardly extend.

and a draft pipe communicating with the hollow hase and extendingupwardly painllel to said upwardly projeoting well eari'ied by chehollow base..

In testimony whereof I hereunto alhx my 'signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

y DENSON A. TlSDLE. y l-Vitnesses l HAZEL MCGARTN m', M. --D1 Knien.

